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Author Archives: Danny Tam
Ariel Adams reviews the Orient Pocket Watch
It’s not common to find good reviews of Orient watches on the internet due to the relatively low profile of the Japanese brand outside of Asia. Hence I was pleasantly surprised when I came across a very recent and well written review of the Orient Pocket… Continue reading
Junkers 6660-1 Iron Annie JU52 (featuring ETA Valgranges A07.161) – A WATCH review
Background Junkers (pronounced Yoonkers) is one of three watch brands owned by Pointtec Electronic GmBH, a German company founded in 1987. The other two brands offered by Pointtec are Zeppelin and Maximilian Munchen. Pointtec began by designing… Continue reading
Schaumburg Auf/Ab Gnomonik – A review of a unique single hand watch
Background Since the dawn of civilization people have been trying to find practical means of measuring the passage of time. The ancients invented the sundial which indicated time using the shadow cast by the “Gnomon” or pointer at different ti… Continue reading
Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 hand wind chronograph watch: a review
Background – I discovered this watch at the Malaysian outlet of Red Army Watches, which newly opened in December last month at the Tropicana City shopping mall. It caught my attention with its unusual lineage. The Zeppelin brand is of German origin. Whil… Continue reading
Orient 300m professional diver watch – a brief review
Orient is a Japanese watch company with a history dating back to 1901. Orient offer excellent quality watches at very reasonable price points. In September 2008 Seiko Epson announced its intention to take full ownership control of Orient. Prior to that… Continue reading